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Rest Up London - Hostel

2.0 star property

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Stunning historic building with a grand corner entrance, surrounded by lush gardens and mature trees.
Enjoy a meal at our central counter or sit at a bar stool in this modern cafe with a menu board and refrigerated display case.
Cozy dormitory-style room with bunk beds and a large window.
Experience the vibrant urban atmosphere at Globe hotel, where modern architecture meets convenience.
Relax in a spacious lounge area with a variety of seating options and a large flat-screen TV.

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Laundry
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

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Map
172 New Kent Road, London, England, SE1 4YT
  • The Shard
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • London Bridge
    ‪3 min drive‬
  • Tower Bridge
    ‪4 min drive‬
  • London (LHR-Heathrow)
    ‪40 min drive‬

Room options

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Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

Twin Room, Shared Bathroom

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

Basic Shared Dormitory

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

1 bed in shared, mixed room of 4 - ensuite

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bed in shared, mixed room of 33 - shared bathroom

1 bed in shared, mixed room of 33 - shared bathroom

  • 50 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 16 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

Private family room 6 beds - shared bathroom

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

1 bed in shared, mixed room of 10 - private bathroom

  • 28 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 5 Twin Bunk Beds

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Private family room 6 beds - shared bathroom

Private family room 6 beds - shared bathroom

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

1 bed in shared, mixed room of 6 - private bathroom

  • 12 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

Double Room, Private Bathroom

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Economy Room

  • Sleeps 6
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

1 bed in shared, mixed room of 4 - shared bathroom

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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Private Twin - private bathroom

Private Twin - private bathroom

  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Twin Bunk Bed

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

Private family room 4 beds - shared bathroom

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 4
  • 2 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

1 bed in shared, mixed room of 6 - shared bathroom

  • 15 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 3 Twin Bunk Beds

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

Basic Triple Room

  • 10 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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1 bedroom, soundproofing, bed sheets

1 bed in shared, mixed room of 8 - shared bathroom

  • 25 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 4 Twin Bunk Beds

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About the area

London

With a stay at Rest Up London - Hostel, you'll be centrally located in London, within a 5-minute drive of Tower of London and The Shard. .This hotel is 1.6 mi (2.6 km) from London Eye and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Big Ben.

What's nearby

  • The Shard - 18 min walk - 1.5 km
  • London Bridge - 3 min drive - 1.7 km
  • Tower Bridge - 4 min drive - 2.0 km
  • Tower of London - 4 min drive - 2.3 km
  • London Eye - 5 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Elephant & Castle Station - 7 min walk
  • Elephant & Castle Underground Station - 9 min walk
  • London City Airport (LCY) - 47 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Bad Moon Cafe - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Pizzeria Pappagone - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪The Roebuck - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Rosy Hue - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Horangee Pocha - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Rest Up London - Hostel

Hotel with a restaurant, near The Shard
Rest Up London - Hostel offers 140 accommodations. Bathrooms include showers. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 140 guestrooms. Bathrooms with showers are provided.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features concierge services, an arcade/game room, and a television in a common area.
Enjoy a meal at RestUp Restaurant or snacks in the hotel's coffee shop/cafe. English breakfasts are available daily from 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and multilingual staff.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
RestUp Restaurant - Onsite buffet restaurant.

Languages

Danish, English, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily English breakfast available 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 4.75 to 6.50 per person
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • RestUp Restaurant

Things to do

  • Arcade/game room
  • Billiards/pool table
  • TV in common areas

Family friendly

  • Arcade/game room
  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Vending machine

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

More

  • 1 building
  • 7 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Shower

More

  • Heating
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 5:30 AM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Check-in hours are between 3 PM and 2 AM.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Fees

You'll be asked to pay the following charges at the property. Fees may include applicable taxes:

  • Cash deposit: GBP 10.00 per stay

We have included all charges provided to us by the property.

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 4.75 to 6.50 per person

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash
Please note that cultural norms and guest policies may differ by country and by property; the policies listed are provided by the property

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Alcohol is not served or permitted at this property

Property is also known as

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Rest Up London - Hostel Reviews

Reviews

6.8
Rating 10 - Excellent. 171 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 325 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 276 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 131 out of 1003 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 100 out of 1003 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.6/10

Staff & service

6.6/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Ismail

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Jimmy

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
There no privacy in my room, no curtains. No light (or lamp), no power (electric) outlets near bedside. The light at the shower room was automatically turned off when there is no movement which i understood. But the light was off in the middle of the shower and it is co-ed,i can't go out turned the light on. The washroom on the second floor was flooded once, no toilet papers available. Everyone gathered around the lobby to charge his electronics. In addition, i asked on of the staff for beer drinking inside this building, he said 'No'. But someone drink beer which they bought from the store just acrosss the street. The only good thing I 5say is there is a LEBO restaurant across the street and it is very famous. I bought half boneless chicken with rice, it id only 8 pound, which is very good price compare crazy price in London. I am not sure to go back to London, however, i will not stay this hostel for sure.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Ana Lis

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Horrible

We booked a room with a bathroom, upon arrival I told reception that there was no light in the bathroom and they said yes, we'll see. When I arrived at night there was no light in the bathroom and at reception they told me, there's no one around now to check on that, the hostel is a dirty mess, all the rubbish on the ceilings, if you want towels you have to pay £5, they gave me a room on the fourth floor without an elevator, I understand it's a hostel but at almost £80 for a room with a bathroom in these conditions, and super far from everything, an experience that I don't recommend anyone go through.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Latu

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Beautiful, pretty cheap but some issues.

It's a hostel. Going into that is important to remember. I'm not comparing to a hotel level service. The good: the staff all seemed pleasant and helpful even when they couldn't give me what was promised. The building is beautiful and common areas are decorated very cute. Breakfast smelled good though we woke too later for it. There's outdoor space and a park next door which is rare for London. Once you get through the gate there's a pretty safe feeling. It's walkable from the tower bridge and plenty of public transport options. Now, the bad. The room was full of black specks on the clean white bed upon arrival which seemed to duplicate no matter what we did. Turns out the window was rusted away at the bottom of the window sill, which would explain the constant draft. The specks appeared to be from a mix of rust and bird excrement and feathers. We came in April, which is still rather cold some days and the radiator did nothing, so my guess is the boiler was turned off already. The deadbolt didn't prevent the door from being accessed from the outside. They charged me for towel rental before checking that they didn't have enough towels to give me. I don't know how many issues could have been fixed if we had asked for another room or more assistance. We ended up only staying 1.5 days & checking out and moving to another hotel. This morning (my original checkout day), I received a notice to checkout while aboard my plane. Remains to be seen if I'm actually checked out or not.
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Noemi

Travelled with family
Liked: Amenities
Great staff, perfect location as the bus stops just outside. It was nice and quiet, and manageable but would have liked to have hot water for the shower and a heater or insulated windows in our room. It was in the 40’s at night in April and they had no heat:(.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Phillip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I stayed here a week, my first time in a hostel. The reception is always very friendly and helpful. I spent a lot of time in the common areas. I met some really nice people that were also staying there. They have lockers for 5£ per use. The beds were comfortable and clean linens. Very close to food options. I would stay here again.
Stayed 6 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

A very large bright and breezy hostel. Focused happy and helpful staff. The building is a conversion not purpose built but you get everything you need. A good comfortable bed. Clean bedding. The third floor was a building site. A good place to hostel, near to the city. I walked to the river in 40 mins though buses were running at 5am .
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

2/10 Terrible

Barry, Upper Colwyn Bay

Disliked: Cleanliness
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Ajin

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Easily accessible
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
my friends and myself hated the hostel and did not stay. We had to find somewhere else because it was extremely dirty and we did not feel safe.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2020

6/10 Okay

Aaron

Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

4/10 Poor

Isaiah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Terrible place, would not recommend. Find somewhere else if you can.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2020

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Philippe

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only disappointment was rudeness of other visitors, shouting, turning lights on at 2am, that sort of thing. Staff were great, informed, courteous, professional.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Ryana

Really very good and value for money
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

6/10 Okay

Harshit

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 10 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
But basic but very affordable and lovely for anyone on a budget
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2019

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Stay was fine, second time I’ve stayed here but only now noticed there is pictures of Margaret thatcher in the hostel which would put me off staying again
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019

8/10 Good

Tomasz

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Good place for a London trip

Good location and quick check in. Small room with small bathroom but ok for the price. Room was clean. Bed was ok. Good for 1 night stay. Didn’t have a breakfast but have coffee and it was good ;) Place was busy and there was lots of people from around the world.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2019